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January 15, 2015

Vega ready to launch ESA spaceplane
Paris (ESA) Jan 15, 2015
On its first launch of the year, Europe's Vega rocket will loft ESA's unmanned spaceplane to test reentry technologies for future vehicles. The launch campaign has resumed, aiming for a liftoff on 11 February from Kourou, French Guiana to release ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, into a suborbital trajectory. This mission will provide vital flight data for Europe to forge ahead in developing systems and advanced technologies for transportation systems of the future. On 23 October ... read more

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Firefly Space Systems and NASA have Inked Space Act Agreement Firefly Space Systems is pleased to announce it has entered into a Space Act Agreement (SAA) with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSF ... more		Experts explore the medical safety needs of civilian space travel The commercial aviation industry has medical care standards, as does NASA for traditional space missions, and the emerging commercial space transportation industry will need to define medical care ... more		Long duration weightlessness in space induces a blood shift In a study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers found that in space, the shift of blood and fluid from the lower to the upper body caused by weightlessness is much higher and the bloo ... more
				Minimizing Uncertainty in Designing Complex Military Systems Uncertainty is sometimes unavoidable. But in the world of scientific computing and engineering, at least, what's worse than uncertainty is being uncertain about how uncertain one is. Understan ... more		Alaskan sounding rocket studies role of solar wind on Earth's atmosphere The interaction of solar winds and Earth's atmosphere produces northern lights, or auroras, that dance across the night sky and mesmerize the casual observer. However, to scientists this interaction ... more

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Prolonged weightlessness moves blood from bottom to top of body Struggling with high blood pressure? A lengthy stay in space may be just what the doctor ordered. ... more		New Navy missile ready for operational testing The final developmental free flight test of Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 has been conducted in California by the U.S. Navy. ... more		Russia, China slam Trump's plan for 'Iron Dome' missile shield Pakistan says India has brought neighbours 'closer to major conflict' North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees nuclear counterattack missile test		Watch NASA test the newest space launch system rocket engine The engine that will power NASA's next manned missions into space - to the moon, Mars, and beyond - was successfully tested last week at the space agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. ... more
				Russia's Strategic Missile Forces to Conduct Over 100 Drills in 2015 The Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) of Russia are planning to conduct over 100 drills at various levels in 2015, SMF spokesperson Col. Igor Yegorov said Sunday. "In 2015, SMF will conduct over ... more		Vision system for household robots For household robots ever to be practical, they'll need to be able to recognize the objects they're supposed to manipulate. But while object recognition is one of the most widely studied topics in a ... more

New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at Copenhagen A new type of 'nanowire' crystals that fuses semiconducting and metallic materials on the atomic scale could lay the foundation for future semiconducting electronics. Researchers at the University o ... more		Chemist one step closer to a new generation of electric car battery An ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major breakthrough by Waterloo scientists who are in a global race to invent a cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric ve ... more		Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years as plan wins funding China congratulates Pope Leo on election, hopes for 'dialogue' Earth's Core Waves Reveal New Paths for Planetary Exploration		SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to shake up satellite industry Elon Musk wants to grow the presence of SpaceX in the satellite communications industry. Establishing a profitable satellite operation would bring in the kinds of stable revenue streams that Musk needs to pursue more adventurous missions - like a manned colony on Mars. ... more
Navy contracts for modified MK46 guns General Dynamics Land Systems is to produce Modification 2 MK46 gun weapon systems for the U.S. Navy. ... more		Nammo in Finland inaugurates ammo production line Finland's Nammo Lapua Oy officially started production at its newly acquired ammunition facility in Sastamala, located in the province of Western Finland. ... more		Marines order Harris wideband tactical radios Harris Corporation is supplying the U.S. Marine Corps with its Falcon III radio systems as part of a USMC program for wideband tactical networking. ... more		USMC orders marksmanship training simulators Indoor simulated marksmanship trainers are to be developed and delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps by Meggitt Training Systems under a $31.7 million contract. ... more

	NASA, Nissan to Create Interplanetary Driverless Vehicles NASA and Nissan have combined their efforts in order to create new series of autonomous vehicles, which will navigate both urban environments and drive across Mars. "The automaker and the spac ... more		Rocketdyne Completes Hot-Fire Test With RS-25 Engine Controller Unit Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed the first in a series of hot-fire tests on the RS-25 rocket engine, which will help power NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) and carry humans farther ... more

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Shanghai cancels lantern festival after stampede

Aquion Energy to build microgrid battery system in Hawaii

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